Core Glosa Concepts Flashcards
Learn Glosa's core grammar and function words.
1
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Cats; many cats
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plu feli; poli feli
2
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Three cats
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tri feli
3
Q
The third cat
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u feli tri
4
Q
This cat; that cat
A
u-ci feli; u-la feli
5
Q
These cats; those cats
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plu-ci feli; plu-la feli
6
Q
She goes to town.
A
Fe ki ad urba.
7
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She is now going to town.
A
Fe nu ki ad urba.
8
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She will go to town.
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Fe fu ki ad urba.
9
Q
She went/did go to town.
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Fe pa ki ad urba.
10
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She was going to town.
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Fe pa du ki ad urba.
11
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She will be going to town.
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Fe fu du ki ad urba.
12
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She has just gone to town.
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Fe nu pa ki ad urba.
13
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She is just going to go/is about to go …
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Fe nu fu ki ad urba.
14
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She used to go/habitually went to town.
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Fe pa more ki ad urba.
15
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She wouldn’t go to town.
A
Fe ne sio ki ad urba.
16
Q
Let’s go to town.
A
Lase na ki ad urba.
17
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Let her go to town.
A
Lase fe ki ad urba.
18
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If she go to town; …
A
Si fe ki ad urba; …
19
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She would go to town; …
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Fe sio ki ad urba; …
20
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Is she going to town?
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Qe fe ki ad urba?
21
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Can you/are you able to go to town?
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Qe tu pote ki ad urba?
22
Q
What is happening?
A
Qo acide?
23
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Whom did you see?
A
Tu pa vide qo-pe?
24
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Why did she go to town?
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Qo-ka fe pa ki ad urba?
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She might go to town.
Fe fu posi ki ad urba.
26
Get a cat
gene u feli
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Lost cat
ge-lose feli
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It is breaking; it broke.
Id frakti; id pa frakti.
29
It got broken.
Id pa gene frakti.
30
It is broken.
Id es ge-frakti.
31
Wash oneself
lave se
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I myself saw it.
Mi auto pa vide id.
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more/-er; most/-est
ma; maxi
34
less; least
mei; mini
35
The man who ...
u andro; qi ...
36
The cat which ...
u feli; qi ...
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heavy; light
gravi; no-gravi
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cold; not cold (not necessarily hot)
frigi; ne-frigi
39
You look well.
Tu feno sani.
40
He looks ill.
An feno no-sani.
41
You were born on the eighth of May.
Tu pa gene nati di okto; meno pento.
42
I am learning German.
Mi gene sko de Deutsch.
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She frightens me.
Fe sti fobo mi.
44
We must make people understand.
Na nece sti logi u demo.
45
She is ten years old.
Fe habe dek anua.
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His name is George.
An nima es George.
47
Please. Thank you. Sorry.
Place. Gratia. Penite.
48
Where do you live?
Qo-lo tu eko?
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Where is your living place?
Qo es tu eko-lo?
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Are you learning Glosa?
Qe tu gene sko de Glosa?
51
Three months ago
retro tri meno
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as big as
iso mega de
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Sunday
di-mo
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Monday
di-bi
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What time is it? It's 5 o'clock.
Qo horo? Id es pen horo.
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9 minutes past 3
Nona minuta po tri horo
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25 minutes to 6
bi-pen minuta pre six horo
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We went to Rome in March.
Na pa ki a Roma tem meno tri.
59
medical doctor
medika-pe
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female medical doctor
medika-fe
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male medical doctor
medika-an
62
French (language)
France-lingua
63
Gratula! Vale!
Congratulations! Goodbye!
64
Gratia de tu grama.
Thank you for your letter.
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Pardo! Penite! Kura!
Excuse me! Sorry! Look out!
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Auxi mi! Mu auxi alelo.
Help me! They help each other.
67
U makina funktio bene.
The engine is working well.
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No-funktio! Ne pote detekti u defekti.
Out of order! Cant find the fault.
69
Kogita! Tu debi auxi fe.
Think hard! You ought to help her.
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Fe pote gresi. Qe fe pote gresi?
She can walk. Can she walk?
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An pa pote dromo e salta.
He was able to run and jump.
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Qe mu pote salta?
Can they jump?
73
Fe pa du kanta; kron an pa veni.
She was singing; when he came.
74
Fe nu-pa sedi.
She has just sat down.
75
Qo acide? Tu pa vide qo?
What's going on? What did you see?
76
Qo-ka id pa acide?
Why (what CAuse) did it happen?
77
Qo-te an pa ki?
Why (what inTEntion) did he go?
78
Mi ski; qod fe puta.
I know what she's thinking.
79
Mi qestio se; qe fe fu ki.
I wonder whether she will go.
80
Un andro; tu pa vide pa setimana.
The man you saw last week.
81
U gina; qi ki peri gono; es mi para-fe.
The woman; who is going round the corner; is my neighbor.
82
Mi pa vide fe. Fe pa vide mi.
I saw her. She saw me.
83
Mi plu bibli es epi tabla.
My books are on the table.
84
Mu pa dice iso-kron.
They spoke at the same moment.
85
An pa vive tem hekto-anua mo-nona.
He lived during the 19th century.
86
Fe eko in deutsche urba.
She lives in a German town.
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Anti-co fe amo eko in rura.
However she likes living in the country.
88
Ergo-pe. In-pe. Pro-pe. Filo-pe.
Worker; Inhabitant; Supporter; Lover
89
Loka = -lo. Elekti-lo. Plati-lo
Place. Constituency. Plateau.
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Panto-lo. Uno-lo. Nuli-lo.
Everywhere. Somewhere. Nowhere.
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Tu feno sani. Feno; fe ne pote veni.
You look well. Apparently she cant come.
92
Id frakti. Pa gene frakti. Ge-frakti.
Its breaking. Got broken. Broken.
93
Qo-pe pa vide tu[?] Tu pa vide qo-pe?
Who saw you? Whom did you see?
94
Anti kali klima na pa resta intra. Extra.
In-spite-of the fine weather; we stayed indoors. Outdoors.
95
Ra. Uno-ra. Ali-ra. Nuli-ra.
Thing. Something. Anything. Nothing.
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Mu dice; id es solo u mu-dice.
They say; its only a rumor.
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Tu eko qo-lo? Proxi alo tele?
Where do you live? Near or far?
98
An logi. An ne logi.
He understands. He doesn't understand.
99
Qe an logi?
Does he understand?
100
Sti / sto u lampa.
Swit[c]h on / switch off the lamp.
101
Fe pa sti ridi mi.
She made me laugh.
102
Mi ne pa pote ne ridi.
I couldnt help laughing.
103
Fe nu-pa ki ex.
She's just gone out.
104
Mi nu-fu ki ab.
I'm just going away.
105
Ana. Kata.
Upwards. Downwards.
106
Ana kata.
Head over heels; upside down.
107
Avanti e retro.
Forwards and backwards.
108
Bi bileta ab; place.
Two single tickets; please.
109
Tri versi bile[ta]; place. Grati[a].
Three returns; please. Thank you.
110
Mi vagona a London.
I go to London by car.
111
Fe trena. Mi pedi.
She goes by train. I walk.
112
U-ci. U-la.
This = the-here. That = the-there.
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U-ci dendro es ma alti de u-la.
This tree is higher than that
114
Rota-via. Pedi-via. Kanali.
Road way. Pavement [US: sidewalk]. Gutter.
115
Puri-me. Puta-me.
Vacuum cleaner. Computer.
116
U iatri pa examina u pato-pe.
The doctor examined the patient.
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An pa gene examina ex iatri.
He was examined by the doctor.
118
Id pa gene termo. Id pa gene frigi in frigi-me.
It got hot. It got cooled in the refrigerator.
119
Vapo-me. Tipo-me.
Steam engine. Printing press.
120
Bibli-mo(bili). Grafo-mo.
Book-case. Writing-desk.
121
Materia; -ma. Bibe-ma.
MA-terial; stuff. Beverage.
122
Geo-ma. Infra-ma. Mero-ma.
Mineral. Sediment. Ingredient.
123
Vora-ma. Proto-ma. Supra-ma.
Food. Raw material. Scum.
124
Plu pre-nu zoa. Plu nu fito.
Extinct animals. Extant plants.
125
Mi nece ki. Mi pa nece ki.
I must go. I had to go.
126
Mi fu nece ki.
I shall have to go.
127
Fe debi ki.
She ought to go.
128
Fe pa debi ki.
She ought to have gone.
129
Mi puta; kredi. doxo; dubi.
I reckon; believe; opine; doubt.
130
Mi fu tena u-ci. Tena id termo.
I'll keep this. Keep it hot.
131
Kura! Ne kade!
Careful! Dont fall!
132
Andro-matri/Gina-matri. Parenta sorori.
Mother-in-law. Aunt.
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-bo
shop (BOteka)
134
-bo-pe
shopkeeper
135
-do
house; building (DOmi)
136
-fa
set; bundle (FAski)
137
-fi
filament (FIlament)
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-ka
room (KAmera)
139
-li
stone (LIto)
140
-lo
place (LOka)
141
-ma
material (MAteria)
142
-me
device (MEkani)
143
-mo
furniture (MObili)
144
-pe
person (PErsona)
145
-ra
thing (ReAli)
146
-ru
instrument (instRUmenta)
147
-te
cloth (TExtili)
148
-va
vessel (VAsa)
149
-ve
garment (VEsti)
150
-zo
ring (ZOna)
151
I; me; my
mi
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you; your
tu [singular]
153
she; her
fe
154
he; him; his
an
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one; one's
pe
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it; its
id
157
we; us; our
na
158
you; your
vi [plural]
159
they; them; their
mu
160
oneself
se
161
self; own
auto
162
each other
alelo
163
the just-said
-co
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accordingly
akorda-co
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afterwards
po-co
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also
ko-co
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apart from that
no-klu-co
168
by the way
para-co
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consequently
seqe-co
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conversely
kontra-co
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even so
klu-co
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finally
fini-co
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from all that
ex-co
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however
anti-co
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in this way
per-co
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meanwhile
tem-co
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moreover
plus-co
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nevertheless
anti-co
179
otherwise
hetero-co
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about
de
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in addition to
plus
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though
anti
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according to
akorda
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alternative
alo
185
back to begin
versi
186
because of
kausa
187
in comparison
kompara
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on condition; if
konditio
189
consequently
seqe
190
touching
tange
191
favoring
pro
192
indicating
indika
193
hanging
pende
194
like
homo
195
by means of
per
196
including
klu
197
even
klu
198
intentional
tende
199
instead of
vice
200
near
proxi
201
in so far as
metro
202
suitable; fit
kongru
203
supposing; if
postula
204
useful
funktio
205
with; present
sin; ko
206
without; lack
minus
207
0
ze; zero
208
1
mo
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2
bi
210
3
tri
211
4
tet; tetra
212
5
pen; penta
213
6
six
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7
seti; septi
215
8
ok; okto
216
9
nona
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10
deka
218
11
mo mo
219
12
mo bi
220
20
bi ze
221
50
pen ze
222
92
nona bi
223
100
mo centi
224
1000
mo kilo
225
1 000 000
miliona
226
10^6
dek a six
227
5/8; 5 over 8
pen su ok
228
3;2
tri koma bi
229
+
plus
230
-
minus
231
x; by
para
232
3 x 4 = 12
tri para tet eqa mo bi
233
/ (divide)
divide
234
5 books
penta bibli
235
the 5th book
u bibli penta
236
3 times
tri kron
237
they have 2 each
singu pe habe bi ra
238
how many?
qo numera?; qanto?
239
count them
numera mu
240
45451
di ok; meno six
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Monday
di bi
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date
datu
